MarpolBase - Convergent evolution of water-conducting cells in Marchantia recruited the ZHOUPI gene promoting cell wall reinforcement and programmed cell death.

Convergent evolution of water-conducting cells in Marchantia recruited the ZHOUPI gene promoting cell wall reinforcement and programmed cell death.

Lu, Y.-T., et al. · 2024 · Current Biology research

Gene ID	Name	Evidence / Role	Function (this paper)
Mp6g20920	MpNAC5	experimental subject	NAC transcription factor (Mp6g20920); functions with MpZOU1 in water-conducting cell differentiation.
Mp4g19650	MpZOU1	experimental subject	ZHOUPI ortholog (MpbHLH38; Mp4g19650); recruited in the convergent evolution of water-conducting cells, promoting cell-wall reinforcement and programmed cell death. OE analyzed.
Mp4g04910	MpICE1	experimental comparator	ICE bHLH (MpbHLH16, Mp4g04910); heterodimer partner context.
Mp4g04920	MpICE2	experimental comparator	ICE bHLH (MpbHLH17, Mp4g04920).
Mp3g17930	MpRSL1	experimental comparator	RSL1 referenced (rhizoid/cell-type context).
Mp8g04130	MpZOU2	sequence comparator	ZOU paralog (MpbHLH24, Mp8g04130); ancient duplication.